List of United States Senators from Virginia

Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25, 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1863. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870.

As of October 2016[update], there are five former U.S. Senators who are currently living, four from Class 1 and one from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Class 1 (1965-1983) on July 20, 2013. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was William B. Spong Jr. (1966-1973) on October 8, 1997. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was William L. Scott (1973-1979) on February 14, 1997.

^ abcOn August 11, 1804, the Governor of Virginia appointed William Giles to the Class 1 vacancy and Andrew Moore to the Class 2 vacancy. Before either had taken the oath of office, the legislature elected Giles to fill the Class 2 vacancy and Moore to the Class 1 vacancy, thus reversing who would take which seat.

^ abSegar and Underwood were not seated on the premise that the Union-friendly legislature was illegitimate despite having seated Bowden and Carlile based credentials from the same legislature. In reality, the Senate refused because it did not want to set a precedent for easing reentry of Confederate states. See "Musical Chairs (1861–1869)". United States Senate. Retrieved March 20, 2009.